Volleyball Recap: Elkhorn South Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elkhorn South can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Papillion-LaVista South Titans on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Storm have suffered since October 25, 2023.

While Elkhorn South was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.

Paisley Piatkowski paced Elkhorn South's offense, picking up 14 kills. Piatkowski got some help from Julia Ringenberg and her 34 assists. Ringenberg also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ava Stone, racking up two apiece.

Papillion-LaVista South got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kami Dyrstad out in front who had 15 digs. Dyrstad has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Evangeline Brodersen, who had ten digs and three aces.

The loss snapped Elkhorn South's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 26-10 record. As for Papillion-LaVista South, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 34-5.

As of now, neither Elkhorn South nor Papillion-LaVista South have any future games scheduled.

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